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Upcycle a dining chair for a little princess, complete with princess style booster cushion!
Read: Upcycle a dining chair for a little princess, complete with princess style booster cushion!This is a project that really put a smile on my little girls face, which made me a very happy Mummy! For her 6th birthday, I wanted to do something that would make her feel special every day, not just on the day. Little ones birthday’s are all excitement, wrapping ripping, bouncing off the walls,…
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Recycle your dreary garden pots and bring colour even in winter!
Read: Recycle your dreary garden pots and bring colour even in winter!I have quite a few outside pots that I use year after year, and most of them are a bit boring. Mostly plastic (it’s much cheaper, let’s be honest!) but not very exciting. I don’t want to throw them away as I know it’s bad for the environment, but they are dreary – and who…
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Remembrance Day – a life of gratitude
Read: Remembrance Day – a life of gratitudeThis Sunday was remembrance Sunday. While 99.9% of the time I am consumed with today’s challenges of work, kids, bills, etc, Sunday was a particular day to remind myself and focus on the freedom that I have: I don’t live in fear or oppression, because of the sacrifice that has been made by countless people.…
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Simple Christmas tree decoration you can make in under 30 minutes
Read: Simple Christmas tree decoration you can make in under 30 minutesMake a Christmas pudding pompom for your Christmas tree! These are really cute, and I kinda got addicted to making them as they were so easy! They just take 20 minutes to make and need very little skill really! There’s a good chance that all my friends and family will be getting one this year……
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Why it’s important to sand and prepare well before painting!
Read: Why it’s important to sand and prepare well before painting!What I did So, after a number of years considering this, I finally got around to updating our staircase. It was dark wood, metal spindles and rattled every time I went down it. My wonderful carpenter changed the banister, spindles and newel posts while we were on holiday, but it was down to me to…
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How you can upcycle a sideboard in 1 hour timeslots
Read: How you can upcycle a sideboard in 1 hour timeslotsWhy would you do this? Do you have a piece of furniture, which is ok but the colours don’t work for the room, or it’s a bit past it’s prime and needs a spruce up? To do a full makeover seems like it would be hard work, and let’s face it, you need to be…